Students, follow along on this website as the activities and journals are assigned. Pay close attention to due dates and see me if you begin to fall behind. All activities should be written into your point sheet.
Notes and Questions: You will be required to write roughly one page of notes for each chapter using the Cornell Notes Template. I've modeled the first four chapters for you, so you'll just need to copy them onto your own paper. They're in the links below. Quiz questions will come from your notes! You'll be doing your own note-taking for the rest of the book. Use the same format. Remember to answer the essential question that I'll provide for you for each chapter in your summary box. - Chapter 1 Notes - Chapter 2 Notes - Chapter 3/4 Notes No notes for chapters 5 and 6. Enjoy the break!
Activities/Journals for the novel:
Activity 1- Pre-Reading: Complete the Pre-Reading Worksheet and turn into your folder. (10 points)
Activity 2 - Chapter 1 Discussion Questions: Use a separate sheet of paper to answer the questions here as we read the first chapter of the novel. (10 points)
Activity 3 - Vocabulary - chapters 1-4: Complete the Frayer Model for 1 word in each of the first 4 chapters. Word bank (use one of these for each chapter or find your own): Chapter 1: Minutemen, Lobsterback, constitute, garrison Chapter 2: meddle, resign, scornful, clutch Chapter 3: subversion (all students should do this word for ch.3) Chapter 4: churn, clambering, trainband (20 points - 5 points per chapter)
Activity 4 - QVD (Quote, Visual Representation, Description) In this activity, students will pick a quote from the first four chapters, give a visual representation for that quote and a description of it. Possible quotes to consider: - "My brother Sam was standing there, wearing a uniform. Oh my, he looked proud." - "Sam was pretty tired, and being a good sleeper,I figured I might be able to move his arm without waking him up." - "Father kept the bayonet hanging over the mantlepiece." - "I'd never seen him cry before in my whole life, and I knew bad times were coming." (10 points)
Activity 8 - StoryBoard Using this template, students will create ba 4-panel storyboard of a chapter that we have read so far in the book. A few random examples of what a finished 4-square storyboard might look like:
Activity 9 - Writing Prompt #1 (see bottom of page for prompts) Students will complete writing prompt electronically and turn into eBackpack.
Activity 10 - Literary Response and Analysis Students will analyze passages from the text in this activity designed to help kids respond, question, make personal connections, evaluate, reflect, or interpret.
Activity 11 - Literary Response and Analysis (Take 2) In a similar activity to #6, students will analyze passages from the text in this activity designed to help kids respond, question, make personal connections, evaluate, reflect, or interpret.
Writing Prompts (with a The Write Tools guiding sheet to fill out to go with it)
Students will write one paragraph for each prompt:
1. (Language Arts): Pick a character from the first six chapters and write from his/her perspective about what's happened so far in the book. 2. (Social Studies): Analyze what made the colonists so angry with the British that they wanted to start a revolution. What was meant by "No taxation without Representation"? 3.(Social Studies): When is it necessary for citizens to rebel against their government? 4.(Language Arts): Evaluate why Sam has a different opinion about the revolution than his father does. 5.(Social Studies): What were some of the effects of the American Revolution? 6.(Language Arts): What was life like in Connecticut during the revolution? 7.(Language Arts): Write a synopsis of a different ending for the book. 8. (Social Studies): Summarize how the continental army was able to win the war for independence from Great Britain. (For use with the video "The Story Of Us")
Point sheet for entire unit is here
Students, follow along on this website as the activities and journals are assigned. Pay close attention to due dates and see me if you begin to fall behind. All activities should be written into your point sheet.
Notes and Questions:
You will be required to write roughly one page of notes for each chapter using the Cornell Notes Template.
I've modeled the first four chapters for you, so you'll just need to copy them onto your own paper. They're in the links below. Quiz questions will come from your notes! You'll be doing your own note-taking for the rest of the book. Use the same format. Remember to answer the essential question that I'll provide for you for each chapter in your summary box.
- Chapter 1 Notes
- Chapter 2 Notes
- Chapter 3/4 Notes
No notes for chapters 5 and 6. Enjoy the break!
Activities/Journals for the novel:
Activity 1 - Pre-Reading:
Complete the Pre-Reading Worksheet and turn into your folder.
(10 points)
Activity 2 - Chapter 1 Discussion Questions:
Use a separate sheet of paper to answer the questions here as we read the first chapter of the novel.
(10 points)
Activity 3 - Vocabulary - chapters 1-4:
Complete the Frayer Model for 1 word in each of the first 4 chapters.
Word bank (use one of these for each chapter or find your own):
Chapter 1: Minutemen, Lobsterback, constitute, garrison
Chapter 2: meddle, resign, scornful, clutch
Chapter 3: subversion (all students should do this word for ch.3)
Chapter 4: churn, clambering, trainband
(20 points - 5 points per chapter)
Activity 4 - QVD (Quote, Visual Representation, Description)
In this activity, students will pick a quote from the first four chapters, give a visual representation for that quote and a description of it.
Possible quotes to consider:
- "My brother Sam was standing there, wearing a uniform. Oh my, he looked proud."
- "Sam was pretty tired, and being a good sleeper,I figured I might be able to move his arm without waking him up."
- "Father kept the bayonet hanging over the mantlepiece."
- "I'd never seen him cry before in my whole life, and I knew bad times were coming."
(10 points)
Activity 5 - Close Reading Activity for chapter 5
Activity 6 - Vocabulary for chapters 4-7
Students focus will be on synonyms for this activity for chapters 4-7.
Activity 7 - Marking The Text
Activity 8 - StoryBoard
Using this template, students will create ba 4-panel storyboard of a chapter that we have read so far in the book.
A few random examples of what a finished 4-square storyboard might look like:
Activity 9 - Writing Prompt #1 (see bottom of page for prompts)
Students will complete writing prompt electronically and turn into eBackpack.
Activity 10 - Literary Response and Analysis
Students will analyze passages from the text in this activity designed to help kids respond, question, make personal connections, evaluate, reflect, or interpret.
Activity 11 - Literary Response and Analysis (Take 2)
In a similar activity to #6, students will analyze passages from the text in this activity designed to help kids respond, question, make personal connections, evaluate, reflect, or interpret.
Writing Prompts (with a The Write Tools guiding sheet to fill out to go with it)
Students will write one paragraph for each prompt:
1. (Language Arts): Pick a character from the first six chapters and write from his/her perspective about what's happened so far in the book.
2. (Social Studies): Analyze what made the colonists so angry with the British that they wanted to start a revolution. What was meant by "No taxation without Representation"?
3.(Social Studies): When is it necessary for citizens to rebel against their government?
4.(Language Arts): Evaluate why Sam has a different opinion about the revolution than his father does.
5.(Social Studies): What were some of the effects of the American Revolution?
6.(Language Arts): What was life like in Connecticut during the revolution?
7.(Language Arts): Write a synopsis of a different ending for the book.
8. (Social Studies): Summarize how the continental army was able to win the war for independence from Great Britain. (For use with the video "The Story Of Us")